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frEDPATH CHAUTAUQUA OPENS HERE TODAY FOR FIVE DAY PROGRAM The Camden Chronicle VOLUME XXXVII. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. MAY 15, I92S. J NUMBER 7~ BELOVED CAMDEN WOMAN DIES IN BENNETTSVILLE long resided here Wat The Mother of Former Judge Mendel L Smith of ThU City ?. * i -r News relating the death of Mrs. M. S. Sowell, which occurred at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. James Covington in Bennettsville, was eceived here early Monday afternoon by her son, Judge Mendel L. Smith. Her passing was due to heart failure, ndvicep stated. Mr*. Sowell was 70 year; ol ligQ and tintU recently had been a life long resident of-this city and county. \s Miss Dora Bradley she* oarlj; in jife married Mendel LaFayettc Smith, and to them were born throe son? :tnd one daughter, all of \yhom sur vive: Mend e 1 La Fa y e t te Smith, county epresentptive and distinguished law yer of this city; William Smith of Sumter county; Sydney Smith of <hrcveport, La.; and Mrs. Janie Holly of Florida. ti A number of years aftc'r the deatn A her first husband she' married Rev. William SoweH and continued to make C-amden her home where her nevev tiring efforts toward the upbuilding if every worthy cause have made her name one long to be spoken with nonor throughout the community. Aside from being interested In all -.hings for the betterment of her city :nd state, Mrs. ' Sowell was a great lover of outdoor sports. Her three sons were noted baseball players in ?.heir day and up until late years Mrs. Sowell was always an interested spec tator at nearly all athletic events. Recently Mrs. Sow-ell's health ne-j ?essitated a change and since leaving Camden she has visited relatives in various parts of the country. Just ;i few weeks ago she returned to this Htatc apparently greatly improved and her sudden death will shock and ->:-ing profound sorrow to numbers of^ datives and friends. Upon her return to this section Mrs. Sowell visited relatives here and i) Sumter County, later going to the ? uuntry home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Covington, near Bennettsville. It was here that she was taken with the sudden illness which caused her ieath within a short time. The body was prepared by Ben nettsville undertakers and later taken n charge by C. W. Evans, local mortician, who removed the body t.) Camden by motor service. Funeral services were held at the Kirst Baptist church here and were conducted by her pastor, Rev. John A. Graham, assisted by Rev. J. T. Peeler of the Lyttleton Street Meth odist church. Burial occurred in the Camden cemetery and the grave high banked with elaborate floral offerings attested the high esteem in "which 'his splendid character was held- by everyone. Acting as pallbearers were the fol owing Camden men: L. A. Wlttkow -ky, W. R. Hough, G. A. Moseley, W. R. ?emp, T. L. Little. J. E. Rhame, R. T Goodale, J H. Clybum. Judge Smith Was In Manning When notified of his mother's j ieath it was the second shock im-j -iomk! upon .Judge Mendel L. Smith | n a single day. He had traveled to J Manning Monday where he expected j ?<i confer with Mr. Curtis, a promi-: i?*nt young lawyer of that city, and j ? irriving there was advised of his| ieath just a few hours previous. Judge Smith addressed the Confed- j ? rate veterans at their annual Me murial Day exorcises in Manning and. !;d not learn of the death of Mrs. j >uweli until hi.s return to Camden . ->;e Monday afternoon. ; Married In Sumter Mr. Robert L. McCaskill, of C'am icn, and Mrs. Rosa D. McLendon, of Hishopville, were quietly -'married in Sumter Sunday last, the Rev. John V Hrunson, pastor of Grace Baptist lurch performing th?* ceremony. Mr. McCaskill is a popular sales man in the Sehlosburg1 store, and Mrs. M? I<endon is a well known and pop <'??' Lee county lad v. t Nettles Lindsay Out jtgain Nettles Lindsay, who haslbeen con-j 'med-to his home for mol than a week with a severe illness, jf\ aHe to be about town again. MI ?Lindsay is connected with the Mills and his friends here arp$***prhted with his early recovery. MANY FINE HOMES AND BUSINESS HOUSES NOW BEING ERECTED I Last October tta Highland Avenue Company took over eight acres, of al most forgotten land within easy walking distance of the business sec tion, ran a now street and called it Highland avenue. Thirty or more beautifully elevated building lots were laid off and thV building of substan tial and attractive bungalows began. Now after a passing of only six months this property shows a tre mendous advance with six modern small homes already completed and two under construction while two mor6 are being planned for imme diate erection. The scheme to build | along strictly bungalow lines with each house of an individual type has been strictly adhered to and makes a pleasing general effect. It is un derstood that prices have been kept within reach of those who desired to invest only in small places. One of these, a seven-room house, was re cently sold for a>winter tourist home ; and the rest have been absorbed by townspeople. This new subdivision lies just east | of Broad , street between Hampton and Laurens and its remarkable growth has come principally through the efforts (if N. C. Arnotte as man ager of the local holding company. An individual construction force has been employed and long before any of the homes were completed Mr. Arnette had them booked as either sold or rented. All of these houses with but one exception are occupied by their owners. Mr. Arnette is also having erected ??s a family residence a thoroughly modern seven-room bungalow. This home is being placed on North Broad street and is of full brick construction. On Walnut Street, also a newly de veloped home-site property, Mrs. J. F. Smith has erected a very attractive bungalow which is the recent work of Contractor W. G. Adams. In Lakeview Misses Lula and Jen nie Whitaker are ready to move into their pretty new bungalow. Their home is of brick and frame construc tion and faces Sarsfield which in re cent months has seen many substan tial developments take place. Keeping pace with the general de velopment of the city comes the ex tension of Hampton avenue opened last fall and which gives promise of becoming one of Camden's most at tractive residence sections. Begin ning with Hampton on Broad this .street continues through the prop erty of Mrs.: V. J. Carrison, L. L. Block and W. L. McDowell and enters Lyttleton street at a point just below Rectory Square. Located between two paved thor oughfares and with electric light and sewer connections these building sites have met with ready sales, and many buyers are planning erection of mod ern homes within a short while. Mr. and Mrs. W. I,. McDowell and family are this week moving into their new home located on this street 7but a short distance from their for mer residence. Fletcher Moore, local builder, had this job under contract; and built a beautiful and thoroughly' modern single-story home. On an adjoining site Mr. and Mrs. I Vernon McDowell will shortly take' up their residence in a bungalow of i unique and attractive design. Fletcher! Moore also was awarded this work j which is (he original plan of Mr. j and Mrs. McDowell. Mr. Moore himself has taken over! the old Southern home of the Mc-. Dowells. He will make it his family j residence and plans extensive ini- . provements to this property before I another season. In the downtown district W. G. Adams has under contract the erec- i iion of another handsome store build ing that will front twenty feet on DeKalb street betwen the barber' shop building of B. G. Sanders and j the offices of Doctors Dunn. Dunn I and Dunn, both of which arc recent j additions to this expanding business, district. Gus BeTeos U the- new in ' ve.stor and his property will repr j sent an outlay of around S1U,0(X). Hirsch Brothers are having erected j a store that is substantial and of i pleasing design on Main street !*?-j tween their present clothing estab lishment and the jewelry store, of M. II. Ileyman & Company. This building, it is interesting to note, will close the final gap in Camden'* most important business block and gives this growing crty an air of dignity and prosperity that few places can boast of. 'Btu f iwfc.M --TW GOVERNOR McLEOD TO DELIVER MAIN ADDRESS OTHER NOTED SPEAKER Charlotte Thompson Gradu ates To Hear Pre*. Guild* of Columbia College The second annual commencement of the Charlotte Thompson High {School will begin with the* bacca laureate sermon at Beulah church on Sunday, May 21th, at 4 p. m. Dr. .T. C. Guilds, president of Columbia Col lege, will preach this sermon to thfc graduating class, which this year con sists of three?Mary Pitt man, Martie flush and barker Davis. Thursday night, May 28th at S:8() p. m. the'Class Day exercises and the annual public meeting of the Cleve land Literary Society will be held at Beulah church. A girls expression contest and the debate will feature this program. The following ?afternoon the com mencement exercises will be held at the Terraces, beginning at 5 p. m. Governor Thos.. G. McLeod will de liver the address to the graduates, and diplomas and medals will be awarded. The school is indeed for tunate to secure such noted speakers for their commencement as* Dr. Guilds and Governor McLeod and the public is cordially invited to attend all the exercises. As a preliminary to commencement week the pupils in the music depart ment will give a recital at the school on Thursday night, May 21st at K p. m. BETII IN E NEWS NOTES Items of Interest as Told by Our Regular Correspondent Bethune, S. C., May 13.?Mother's Day was fittingly observed in the Presbyterian church Sunday evening. Rev. J. M, Forbis paid a beautiful | tribute to mothers and special music j was- given. : The following teachers spent (Mothers' Day with their parents: ' Miss, ftfae Long, to Prosperity; Misses I Mildred Billings and Beulah Taylor | to Lancaster; Miss Elise Hook to ; Irmo and Mr. C. A. Bird to Jeffer son. Mr. and Mrs. M. G. King were iYi Marion Sunday. Mr. G. B. Woodham, who is located in Lancaster, stopped over with friends here Saturday enroute to his home in Hartsville. Mr. J. G. Richards of Wadesbor ough was the guest of friends here Saturday evening. Miss Kathleen McCaskill of Marion spent the week end with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McCaskill. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Bethune and Mrs. R. E. McCaskill spent Saturday in Lancaster. Dr. R. E. Severence of Columbia was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Severence. M iss Mamie Lou McDonald, who is teaching at Great Falls was the week end guest of Mrs. Loring Davis. Mr. G. E. Parrott and family spent Sunday in Hartsville with relative-. Mrs. Alice Galloway of Lydia is visiting her mother, Mrs. Adeline Clyburn. Miss Julia Lee of Monroe is visit ing her sister Mrs. Eva Morgan. - Messrs. Loring and Mayo Davis and Percy Mays attended the automo bile races in Charlotte Monday. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Mays of Car tersville have rented rooms from Mr. T. R. Bethune* and moved in Monday. An Old Fiddlers Convention will bo hold here Friday evening in the J school auditorium. j Mrs. D. M. Mays has opened up an up to date restaurant in the May's : garage, which has just been com- j pie ted. Born Uj Mr. and Mrs. .J. L. King. May 10th. a son. ' Messrs. Harvy and Philip Tiller of : Mhysville were called here Sunday! evening on account of the illness of their mother Mr*. Sal lie Tiller. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. King of Harts ville were the week end guests at I the home of Mr. G. S. King. Messrs. N. A. Bethune and C>. B. I King attended the memorial services I in Camden Tuesday. The Junior-Senior banquet wa.< i given in the Be-thune hotel Friday evening. The table* were prettily decorated with the class flower, sweet peas. A course dinner was served. Commencement sermon of the Be thune High School will be preached Sunday May 24th by Dr. Wataon B. HARRY I. McCAW KILLED IN CORRIDOR OF CAPITOL WATCHMAN IS HELD Claims Self-Defense in Murder of Cleric of South Carolina Supreme Court Hniiy I. MeCuw,'clerk of th?- Su preme Court of South Carolina, was shot through the heart and killed at Ij.'IO o'clock Friday .morning in a cor ridor beneath the south portico of the state capitol building in Colurpbia by .Joseph Lucas, state house watch man. A complete account as carried in the Columbia State of Friday, morn ing is given below: Watchman Lucas entered tin- Cen tral 1 >i vig company's store nearby at 1:35 o'clock and asked the niglu pharmacist to telephone for Sheriff T. A. Hei#e and request hi in to come at once and bring av physician. Sheriff Hcise tried by telephone to procure a medical man and failing came in his car to the drug store, from which meantime a message had been tele plumed to Dr. Jean LaBorde. The sheriff drove to l)r. La Horde's home and when he returned, proceeded, with Watchman Lucas, who had surrender ed to him as he came up, and news pa pel- men, to the state house. Precisely at - o'clock the party en teied the long corridor, guided by the watchman, and found the supreme Court clerk lying with his feet close against the steel gate closing tho west entrance. Dr. LaUorde made a ?See Last Page, Column Two' JESSE CERTAIN JAILED ! Negro I? letter Released Upon Threc Hundred-Dollar Bond Jesse Certain, middle-aged, negro carpenter, was committed to the county jail late Friday afternoon charged with breach of the public peace, carrying concealed weapons and resisting arrest. Certain had been engaged in roof ing a building for R. B. Ross, white merchant residing just north of Cam den, and in an argument over the plan of construction the negro is said to have quit and demanded payment for his services. This Mr. Ross de clined to do until the job was com pleted. At this point Certain threat ened the white man, saying with an oath, it is alleged, that he would yet get his money or some other satis faction. Upon a warrant sworn to before Magistrate Nicholson the negro was apprehended near "Dusty Bend" by State Constable Stokes and Hunnieutt and placed under arrest after a con siderable struggle with the officers. Certain was later released from custody upon payment of a cash bond in the sum of $300. He will likely stand trial at the next term of crimi nal court which convenes here the third Monday in June. Hikers Stop In Camden M isses Effie Kennedy and Mar garet Manning, two young women who are making a walking trip from Miami to Boston, were visitors to the city last weekend. They registered at the Camden hotel and both were en thusiastic in their praise for the hos pitality and beauty of the town. Six New American* The preliminary services at the Camden Presbyterian Sunday school Sunday morning were omitted and a program of recitations and readings appropriate to "Cradle Roll Day" was .?substituted. At the conclusion of the services Mrs. H. M. Sill, superintend ent of the Cradle Roll handed certi ficates to the following young Amer icans who have come into the world during the past year: Marietta (I, Little, Carol Lynn Williams. Mar garet Rebecca Cunningham, Hughey Titidal, Jr., Chestnut Whitakcr, Henry I). Niles, Jr. Duncan, pastor of the Methodist ihurch in C'huraw. Monday evening May 25, grammar v'hoo! exercise* and awatding of certificates. Tuesday evening May 2t>. senior nlay "Mammy's Lil* Wild Rose". Wednesday evening May 27, gradu ating exercises and address by United States Senator E. D. Smith. The fol lowing boys and gtvls will receive their diplomas: Elizabeth Pate, Rcm bert Jones, Norwood Thomas, Ernest Traesdell, Jr., Lillie Blackwell, Eliza beth McCaskill, Nancy Best, Cecelia King, Katherine Ward and Frances Severance. SUPT. J. G. RICHARDS AND MOST OF FACULTY TO SERVE HERE AGAIN , - : ' / ? y. 'v , . Only such teachers as applied were vleetedAo positions in the Camden City School system and the announce ment given yesterday by Superintend ent J. G. Richards that virtually his t-ntire faculty will return for another year is bemg received with genuine Interest. Mr* Richards has been superintend ent of, the schools for a number of years and his untiring and systematic vfforts have met with much suc cess in the development of this dis trict's educational institutions, That he is >eeognized by many as one of the leading educators of this state is impressively shown by his rccejit se lection as president of the South Car olina School Superintendents'. Asso ciation. Camden people are delighted with the prospects for an uninterrupted plan for broader education in School District No. One and will welcome the returning teachers. In the first grade of the Camden Grammar School Mrs. L. T. Mills and Miss Ellie Zemp will again serve as instructors. Miss Ada Phelps and Mrs. Whit. Lenoir will teach in the second grade iooms. Mrs. Leslie McLcod, Mrs. J. E. Jones of this city and Miss Eleanor Mitchell of Greenville, will be in ?charge of third grade classes. The fourth grade, will also have the same teachers who served this year, Mis. Susie Taylor and Miss Willie Belle' Mackey. Mrs. Selma McKain of Camden and Miss Marjorie Hannah, of Lynchburg Ya., are teachers elected foi"the fifth grade. There has been but one teachr named thuk far for -the sixth grade which requires two additional ap pointments. Mrs. .J. R. Montgomery will teach one of these classes. Miss Margaret Burnet and Mrs. Emily Guy are teachers for the sev enth grade. In the high school W. A. Clarke, whose home is in Columbia, will again serve as principal. M iss Agnes Corbett and Miss Hen rietta Zemp whose devoted services are known to many graduating classes are^to instruct in history and ?English, respectively, for the coming session. Miss Alberta Team of this city will teach Latin and Miss Mary F. Black well of Kershaw, as English instruc tor will both be welcomed at- the opening of school next fall. Miss Louise Johnson of Columbia,' is instructor in Homo Economics and Mrs. Leonard Schenk of this city will also serve as a member of the high school faculty. For the mill school Miss Ernestine Bate man was re-elected principal. As sociated with her will be Mrs. J. G. Richards as teacher of the fourth grade and Miss Lillian Patterson of Columbia who will teach the second grade. Mrs. Lou Pearce and Mrs. D. M. McCaskill, both of this city, are teachers of the first grade at this school. Will Make Visit To Camden In a letter to this paper relating to his subscription Brooks Parker, an old Camden boy who has been making his home in Berkeley, California, writes us that he and his wife are planning to leave California on May 2.'ird and will make the trip by auto mobile going by way of Reno, Colo rado Spring?, Kans/is City, St. Louis, Louisville and on to Asheville where! he has a sister residing. After a' stay there he will be in Camden | around the first of July, lie expects ?o be about three week* or more on the road. Popular Chautauqua Entertainer Dies Miss Ada Ruth Jones, pleasantly M niembcred by many Camden people; a children's entertainer with th^; K?*dpath Chautauqua of last season,, was taken ill while on the seven-day j iN'ewbcrry circuit last week and died Saturday afternoon in .t Columbia | hospital where she wa? taken for treatment. Death it is stated was! due to spinal meningitis. Miss Jones w;is a native (if Bozeman, Montana,1 and '.he body was sent to her home tn the West for burial. Ada Ruth Jones was known as a young woman of distinct (harm 'and beauty and news of her sudden pass ing will bring sorrow in many cities thrfcughovt the country which she hafl widety traveled. PAGEANT PICTURE REELS MAKE PREMIER SHOWING MANY PRETTY SCENES . & ?,+ j?.? Camden Production Is Head liner For Opening of "Taka-Chance" "fakn-Oharuv" week at the Ma jestic Theater. opened Monday with Rapacity houses at imcIv performance. In Camden "Taka-Chance" has be come an annual event and is one week in which theatergoers have not the least idea of what i-hey are to wit ness. Manager Little this time however Jiad announced the pageant in pic tures would be shown and but for this fact the featuro of this first surprise program might have been described as a story taking the big days of 11)18 for itii setting with Boba Daniels, tin* dear young thing, as ono who made yes-yes glances and whis pered sweet nothings to at least ono doughboy ami, topping a hectic trip across, saved in single-handed fash ion .a whole American regiment from being blown to atoms. That isn't the tale t'hough to tell this time for.'"Crtmden, Yesterday and Today," took the spotlight of public favor. "An historical pageant, written and directed, by Mary Fran cis Blackwcll, and produced by the Camden city schools," as the titles boldly declared was necessarily the source of, utmost pride to all who watched eueh shifting scene and recognized among them many fa miliar faces. The films which included every im portant event in local history depicted here less than two weeks ago in Cam den's mammoth pageant were made by the Haminton-Ueach Company for u number of local citizens led by T. Lee Little of the Majestic. To these public*spirited men whose effort it is to keep alive the scenes of beauty and grandeur recently por trayed in Camden -will come peculiar satisfaction in knowing that through out the land their message is being heralded, and that many will hearken and come to Camden, where today as yesterday, it extends to all a hearty welcome. I'ncle Jimmy Del^oache Improving The condition of Mr. James Do Ivoache, who recently was thought to be seriously ill, is much improved at the home of his granddaughter, Mr'i. Robert M. Kennedy on North Fair street. Mr. DcLoache had reached Abbe ville lust Tuesday afternoon in company with a number of other Camden veterans for the annual Coil federate reunion when he was sud denly taken ill and prevented from participating further in the cere monies. Relatives were advised of his condition and immediately R. M. Kennedy, Jr., and James 1). Zcmp left for Abbeville where they found Mr. DcLoache suffering from exhaus tion but sufficientljL_a]^e to withstand a return trip to Camdcn"~by automo bile the following day. ^ Mr. DeLoache served with distinct honor throughout the Civil War and his residence in Camden since that time has given him probably a wider acquaintance than any other person in the county. With every one Uncle Jimmy is held in affectionate esteem and new* of his Improving health will be gladly received. Chautauqua Opens Here Today The date, today May 15th, for the opening of Camden's annual Chautau qua is here. The big Redpath tent, which is brand new, and water proof is already erected on tlje school grounds in the same place it occu pied last year. Most of the equip ment is new and all arrangements are. to the rumfort and convenience of the patrons. The Uedpath Chautauqua brings to Camden an unusually attractive pro gtam this year. One of the feature attractions is the "Shepherd's Dream" an original musical production with special scenery and costumes by the Colonial Harp Erf^emble company. A delightfully funny comedy success. U the play "Give and Take" played by ' a New York cast, which is the fea tuie of Monday night while the unique Jugo-Slav Tamburiea Orchestra will be the opening feature of the five days of Redpath Chautauqua. The afternoon performance for children begins at 3 o'clock; the gen eral afternoon number begins at 4 A'elock an4 the evening performance btcint ?t ?:3Q o'clock,